Where does the azure sea star live?
Linckia laevigata has 10,709 records in 71 countries and territories, from 1860 to 2026. Most records come from Indonesia.
- 10,709 records
- 71 places
- 102 years recorded
- Asteroidea class
AnimaliaEchinodermataAsteroideaValvatidaOphidiasteridaeLinckia
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,868 | |
| Australia | 1,153 | |
| Philippines | 884 | |
| Fiji | 879 | |
| Palau | 551 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 545 | |
| New Caledonia | 518 | |
| Solomon Islands | 517 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 512 | |
| Vanuatu | 366 | |
| Cook Islands | 350 | |
| Samoa | 326 | |
| Micronesia | 294 | |
| ZZ | 191 | |
| Thailand | 172 | |
| Guam | 157 | |
| Tonga | 140 | |
| Malaysia | 131 | |
| Japan | 127 | |
| Kenya | 127 | |
| Vietnam | 97 | |
| Tanzania | 84 | |
| Taiwan | 81 | |
| Madagascar | 58 | |
| Mozambique | 54 | |
| Marshall Islands | 49 | |
| South Africa | 44 | |
| French Polynesia | 38 | |
| Timor-Leste | 36 | |
| Seychelles | 29 | |
| Mayotte | 28 | |
| India | 27 | |
| American Samoa | 20 | |
| Kiribati | 20 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 20 | |
| Nauru | 20 | |
| France | 15 | |
| Maldives | 15 | |
| Oman | 15 | |
| French Southern Territories | 15 |
Showing the top 40 of 71 places.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.